PGA Tour update--area players
November 19, 2007
Jeff Rivard, Executive Director (contact)
Rocco Mediate,
Greensburg,
maintained playing privileges by finishing 81st on
the 2007 money list with earnings of $1,166,294 in 22 events.
Mediate recorded one second place finish and two top
tens. He has five PGA Tour career wins.
Jon Mills,
Indiana,
will play on the PGA Tour in 2008, due to finishing fourth on
the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list with nearly $370,000 in
earnings and one victory. Mills played the
PGA Tour in 2006, lost his card, and has regained it.
Brendon
Todd,
Atlanta,
who competed in
Western
Pennsylvania
as a junior player, was medalist in the first stage of
PGA
Tour
Qualifying
School.
He advanced to the finals with
68-72-73-69—282, tying for the 18th and final spot at
Lake Jovita G & CC,
Dade City,
Florida.
Todd will play for a PGA Tour or Nationwide
Tour card, depending on his finish, in the six round final at
Orange County National Golf Center, Winter Garden, FL, November
28-December 3.
Two area
players competed in the second stage and failed to advance:
Steve Wheatcroft,
Washington,
PA,
at
Lake
Jovita,
and Justin Smith,
Franklin,
PA,
at Hombre GC,
Panama City,
FL.
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